Accessibility

Links policy

All links from this website are selected using our links policy. Links are provided for information and convenience only. We cannot accept responsibility for the sites linked to, or the information found there. A link does not imply an endorsement of a site; likewise, not linking to a particular site does not imply lack of endorsement.

You do not have to ask permission to link directly to pages hosted on this site. However, we do not permit our pages to be loaded into frames on your site. The pages must load into the user's entire window. You must not use the NHS logo to link to our site without prior permission.

Accuracy

Every effort is taken to ensure that the information contained in this website is both accurate and complete.

Availability

We cannot guarantee uninterrupted access to this website, or the sites to which it links. We accept no responsibility for any damages arising from the loss of use of this information.

Access keys

Access keys allow you to use your keyboard to go to core pages on the website. If you're using a PC, press and hold Alt and the relevant number, followed by enter. If you're using a Mac, press and hold Ctrl and the relevant number, followed by enter.

0 Go to this accessibility page.

1 Go to the home page.

3 Go to the site map.

7 Go to the making a complaint and contact us page.

8 Go to the terms and conditions page.

Access keys may not work on some web browsers. You may not have to press enter or hold down enter on some browsers.

Changing the background and text colour

Click on the tools menu, then internet options menu, then the accessibility button (in the general tab).

Tick ignore colours specified on web pages, then click OK.

Click colors, then untick use windows colors.

Select the text and background colours you want, then click OK, and OK again to close the options screen.

Changing the font size

In Internet Explorer:

Click view menu, then click on text size and select the text size you would like.

In Firefox:

Click the view menu, then click text size, then click increase or decrease until the text size is how you want it.

Changing the font style

In Internet explorer:

Click the tools menu, then internet options, then the accessibility button (in the general tab).

Tick ignore font styles specified on web pages, then click OK.

Click fonts, select the font you want to use and click OK, then OK again to close the options screen.

In Firefox:

Select the tools menu, then click options, then click fonts & colors.

Choose the font you want to use, and tick alw

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